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Maui Invitational returns to island after fires UConn tops field

.Aug twenty, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for national champ UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which is coming back to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after fatal wildfires pushed a relocate to Honolulu.The competition, which will be participated in Nov. 25-27, announced its welcomed universities and also routine on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to handle Memphis on the opening time, adhered to through Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa Condition and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament leader Dave Odom called it one of the best fields in the unlikely event's record. UConn is actually creating its fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the eight teams created the NCAA guys's basketball tournament in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition got to the Sugary food 16. Fires up in Maui led to 102 deaths in August and also ruined the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. In 2013's activity was actually used the College of Hawai'i university in Honolulu, on the isle of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to succeed the 2023 title.